Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 468 · 40 questions

How to say it (Weak beats say “uh”): Find the strong syllable first: a-BOUT, LEM-on. Say the weak syllable quickly and lightly as “uh”: uh-BOUT, LEM-un. Any vowel letter can be a schwa: about (a), seven (e), lemon (o), support (u).

1. 1.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) comma (c) today
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) zebra (c) correct
4. 4.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) suppose (c) pizza
6. 6.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
7. 7.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) seven (c) today
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) bonus (c) support
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) lemon (c) bonus
11. 11.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) lesson (c) sofa
13. 13.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) around (c) cobra
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) extra (c) alive
16. 16.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) balloon (c) salad
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) problem (c) awake
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) about (c) lemon
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) ago (c) salad
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) contain (c) drama
22. 22.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
23. 23.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
24. 24.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
25. 25.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
26. 26.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
27. 27.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
28. 28.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
29. 29.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
30. 30.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
31. 31.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
32. 32.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
33. 33.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) balloon (c) sofa
35. 35.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
36. 36.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) alive (c) method
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) support (c) about
39. 39.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
40. 40.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake

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